Third-graders across Mississippi will participate Friday in the first wave of reading tests to determine who advances to the fourth grade and who repeats another year in third. Some 38,000 students ...

My daughter didn’t pass the third grade Gifted and Talented Education test. She is very upset about it as her best friend passed. How do I handle the situation? She performs very well in the class.

Q. In regards to your recent article on GATE testing and getting private testing, I agree with the general thrust. I wanted to raise an issue: Many of the school-based group tests are very shallow ...